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Sunrise at Yellow River State Forrest, Iowa.

A monk stands in the church of New Melleray Abbey in Peosta, Iowa. The monastery numbered 135 men in 1950, which dropped to just 35 a half century later. Like many other rural communities in Iowa, New Melleray is fading from existence.

Hunters skin rabbits after a day in the field, Washington County, Iowa.

Rusty Caudle, a bull rider and farmhand, splits and stacks wood on a small horse ranch in Johnson County, Iowa.

Pigs are slaughtered at a small town meatpacking plant in Solon, Iowa.

Friends share drinks and laughs in Conesville, Iowa. Conesville is home to a large population of Latino immigrants as well as migrant workers during the summer months, most working for a large vegetable grower based in the small town.

Kenneth Zillmer, who is mentally retarded, lives alone in his trailer surrounded by cornfields outside of Wellman, Iowa.

A man shoots his pistol at cans along the Iowa River while a fire burns for warmth.

Story Summary -- As I wander through the rural communities that surround my home in Iowa, I can feel the energy fading. Without government subsidies most farms in Iowa could not stay afloat. Old hands can still operate tractors, but innovation is…

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Joe Lieberman reacts to Becca Tinker, left, who gave Lieberman an unimpressed 'Yeah,sure' response to his suggestion that he read them them a story a story while on the campaign trail at a daycare center in…